The financial pressures facing BBC World Service English

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The BBC World Service says that despite a recent increase in grant-aid support from the UK government, the extra cash is not enough to maintain all its English language service programmes. As a result some shows are facing the axe later this year. We’ll tell you which programmes are involved - and also hear listeners’ reactions. Presenter: Rajan Datar Producer: Howard Shannon A Whistledown production for BBC World Service